Tag: Doug Johnstone

This Week in Books (June 24)

Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words. When seven-year-old Alyssa is kidnapped, Deputy Noah Harper decides he will do what it takes to find her – but that means crossing lines he can…

My Top 20 Favourite Books of 2019

What a year! This list has been nearly impossible to put together. I’ve read so many incredibly brilliant books in 2019 and it’s been a real battle trying to narrow it down to 20. I do so apologise to the authors whose books I had to drop from the list (not that you know who…

Celebrating #Orentober with Breakers by Doug Johnstone | @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks

Today I’m joining in the Orentober celebrations by re-sharing my review of the immensely thought-provoking Breakers by Doug Johnstone. Author : Doug JohnstoneTitle : BreakersPages : 230Publisher : Orenda BooksPublication date : May 16, 2019 Seventeen-year-old Tyler lives in one of Edinburgh’s most deprived areas. Coerced into robbing rich people’s homes by his bullying older…

Weekly Wrap-Up (May 26)

I know I keep complaining about the weather like some old woman but seriously, what is going on? It doesn’t feel like May at all! One day I’m outside in a short-sleeved t-shirt basking in the sunshine and the next I’m having to turn on the heating. The reading slump, I’m sad to say, continues.…

Breakers by Doug Johnstone | @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks @annecater | #blogtour #bookreview #RandomThingsTours

Delighted to host a stop on the blog tour for Breakers by Doug Johnstone alongside my blog buddy Yvo. Make sure you check out her review too! My thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for the invitation to join and to the publisher for my review copy! Author : Doug JohnstoneTitle : BreakersPages…

This Week in Books (May 22)

Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words. Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: to investigate a twenty-two-year-old murder. His suspect’s name: Jack Reacher. Jack Reacher is in Fort Knox on his…

Fault Lines by Doug Johnstone @doug_johnstone @orendabooks @annecater #blogtour

I’m delighted to welcome you all to my stop on the blog tour for Fault Lines by Doug Johnstone today! My thanks to Karen Sullivan and Anne Cater for the invitation and my fabulous review copy! Author : Doug Johnestone Title : Fault Lines Pages : 215 Publisher : Orenda Books Publication date : May…

This Week in Books (May 9)

Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words. Last book I finished reading In a reimagined contemporary Edinburgh, in which a tectonic fault has opened up to produce a new volcano in the Firth of…